Fish-dressing machine



0'. AND L KLOSTERI I FISH DRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8. I918- Afr 050mm Patented "Feb. 24,1920} UNITED STATES PATE T FF if OLE KLos'rfEaAnD 'r EoDoR KLos'rER, or STAVANGER, NORWAY.

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To all whom itmay concern;

Be it known that we, OLE KLOSTER and '.l.nnonon KLos'rER, subjects of the King of Norway, residing at Stavanger, Norway,

have invented F ish-Dressing Machines; and

.its abdomen. A'V shaped guide or trough we do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear,'and exact description of .the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates'to fish dressing machines.

Heretofore, the machines designed for such purpose have been very complex and expensive. Since such machines are usually operated by operators of little or no skill,

it is highly important that they be as simple as possible. Furthermore, since such machines are often located at places compara: tively remote and inaccessible, it is impor tant that they be of simple construction so that they may be repaired easily.

One of the primary objects of this invention is to provide a fish dressing machine which will operate by splitting the fish preferably lengthwise, approximately along the medial abdominal line and causes the entrails to be removed, and also wepurpose providing such a machineof simple and inexpensive construction.

The above mentioned general objects of our invention, together with others inhering in the same, are attained'by'th'e mechanism illustrated in the following drawings, the same being merely a preferred exemplary form of embodiment of our invention, throughout which drawings like reference numerals indicate like parts.

Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view in side elevation of a fish dressing machine embodying our invention.

Fig. 2, is a view-on broken line A, B showing the two carrier wheels, guideway and entrail remover.

Fig. 3, is a sectional view on broken line C D.

Fig. 4:, is a sectional View on broken line,

A chamber 1, serving as a hopper, is provided above a wheel 2, which wheel has a groove 4 out in its circumferential face. This groove may or may not extend to the axis of the wheel. A steering piece 6 is Specification of Letters Patent. 7 Application filed Ma 's, 1918/ Serial no. 233,379.

Patented Feb'. 24, 1920;

pivotally-mounted so asto extend within said groove 1. "Also extending into the groove 4 close at the end. of the'steering piece 6 is the knife 7, preferably of a rotary form, which cuts the fish lengthwise along 8 is secured below the knife 7, having one end portion extending w1th1n the groove 1 and the other end portionextending with- 1n the groove of a wheel "9s1m1lar 1n conand is maintained in position by means of the weight16 on arm 17 The operation of our invention is at follows -A fish is fed to themachine through the hopper 1 with its back down so that when it is carried by wheel 2 against the knife 7 it will present to that knife its belly side. In order the better to insure maintaining the fish onedge with its back down, I provide the movable guide .6 with its groove 20. The fish then falls by gravity down the guide 8 .until it strikes the groove in the wheel 9, which carries it against the entrail remover 12, the walls of the fish having been held apart by the plate 10. They are further forced apart and put under a tension by the expanding wing walls of said entrail remover, so that the sharp edges 13 caffnloperate to'scrape out and remove the o a the entrail remover 12, an entrail remover similar in construction to said remover 12 might be pivotally mounted at 25, being urged forward by weight 27 and limited in itsmovements by screw 26 on arm 28, so that its wings 22 operate immediately after the splitting of the fish by the knife 7 to hold the fish side walls apart and to cause its sharp edge 23 to scrape and remove the offal.

Obviously, changes may be made in the forms, dimensions and arrangements of the parts of my invention without departing from the principle thereof, the above setting forth only a preferred form of em- 7 bodiment.

' disposed opposite said wheel whereby the,

WVe claim 7 V -1. A fish dressing machine comprising a carrier wheel formedby providing same with a deep groove on its circumferential" face to hold the-fish, a knife operatively fish is slitted lengthwise by being pressed against said knife, and an entrail remover disposed on each side of said knife 2. A fish dressing machine comprising a fish steering. piece, a carrier wheel formed by providing same with a deep groove on its circumferentialface to hold the fish, a knife operatively disposed opposite said wheel whereby the fish is slitted lengthwise by being pressed against said knife, and an entrail remover disposed on each side oi said;

, j 3.-A fish dressing machine comprising a carrier wheel formed by providing same with a: deep groove on its. circumferential-u face to hold the fish, a knife opei'atively disposed op site said wheel whereby the fish is slitte d l'en'gthwisei'by being pressed against said knife while being carried by I said wheel, a V shaped guideway'provided with a body wall spreader in which guideway' the fish moves by gravity a 'se'eend carrier. whee-l provided with a deep groove on its circumferential face disposed to re ceive the fish from said guideway, and an entrail remover formed by a, scra ,er. adjustably maintained against the; insi esidewalls of the fish and guided a. wing-like projection, the ends of whic I In testimony that. we claim the foregoing V as, our. invention we have signed our. namesextend, on either side of-the spreader. within the guide. 

